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Usec Paras’ side on Villarin’s cellphone-theft accusation

Published by Ellen on June 3, 2018

Labor Undersecretary Jacinto “Jing” Paras. Photo from his Facebook page.
Last Friday, I wrote about the complaint filed by Rep. Tom Villarin (Akbayan partylist) at the Quezon City Prosecutor’s office against Labor Undersecretary Jacinto “Jing” Paras for allegedly stealing his cellphone during a hearing at the House of Representatives last March.

I said what Paras did was Kadiri which means disgusting, despicable, contemptible, detestable, abominable.

Paras wrote to explain his side. I’m publishing the full letter:

Hi Ellen,

We’ve known each other way way back, and since then, I have always cherished your gallantry in writing against any government shenanigans. I have very high respect to your person as a writer.

Be that as it may, may I just correct on the facts of the article you wrote:

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Kadiri

Published by Ellen on May 31, 2018

Kadiri means disgusting, despicable, contemptible, detestable, abominable.

That describes what former congressman and now undersecretary of labor Jacinto “Jing” Paras did to Rep. Tom Villarin (Akbayan partylist).

Screengrab from CCTV footage. Photo from Inquirer.

In a press interview about the complaint for theft he filed against Paras last Monday at the Quezon City Prosecutor’s Office, Villarin related:

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